Principal Safety Engineer

4 weeks ago


New Malden, Greater London, United Kingdom Northrop Grumman Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Principal Safety Engineer to join our team at Northrop Grumman UK. As a key member of our Systems Safety team, you will lead the delivery of complex safety-critical systems and defence standards across multiple platforms.

Key Responsibilities
  • Develop and implement safety analysis techniques, including Hazard and Operability Studies (HAZOPs), Functional Failure Analysis (FFA), Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), and Failure Mode, Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECA).
  • Generate safety requirements for systems to ensure customer safety targets and derived safety targets can be met by the system design.
  • Present complex and reasoned safety arguments to internal and external stakeholders to influence safety decisions.
  • Collaborate with multi-disciplined teams to generate high-quality and well-reasoned outputs.
  • Support audits at internal and external design reviews and safety committee meetings.
Requirements
  • Proven experience in delivering and communicating Systems Safety within the UK Defence industry.
  • Awareness, understanding, and application of international and defence standards, such as IEC 61508 and Def Stan 00-056.
  • Awareness of safety assurance of COTS PE-based systems or high-integrity software.
  • Experience in safety/reliability analysis techniques, including hazard identification and analysis, FMECA, FTA, and Functional Failure Analysis.
  • Awareness, understanding, and application of the tools and techniques used in Risk Assessments and developing ALARP justifications.
About Our Team

We are a small, growing team developing a new capability within NGUK. Our team brings together the Systems Safety and ILS disciplines to enable cross-pollination of ideas and ways of working that benefit you, the team, NGUKL, and ultimately our customers.

Diversity is at the heart of our success. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from communities currently under-represented within our industry.

What We Offer
  • Flexible working schedules and hybrid working arrangements.
  • A flexible benefits package, including core benefits and flexible benefits.
  • An employee incentive programme that recognizes exceptional performance.
  • Opportunities for ongoing professional development and career growth.


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